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this is probably the most thouhtful response to go against betgo's idea, but i still believe its flawed. you're only looking at the double ups. they are part of the reason that having a redzone stack is good, but another, IMO more important reason, is that if you pick you spots well, and know the tendencies of the plaeyrs behind you, you can easily stay afloat, or pick up a little chips by pushing a bit more than once per round.

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you can do that with more chips too, just by raising instead of pushing.

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it seems like a catch 22, but i think there's a lot of truth to it. you can get called by weaker hands and be more likely to double up, while at the same time pick up a lot of decent sized pots when they have garbage. its a bit like doyle's theory in super system where he can pick up tons of pots, while at the same time gets looser action on his really good hands.

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You can't assume that you can pick up blinds with impunity and also usually get it in with the best of it. Either, you have a good chance of not getting called and picking up the blinds, or you have a good chance of getting called by medium strength hands (meaning you will get it in with the best of it) and a smaller chance of picking up the blinds.

regardless none of it is enough to make up for the fact that you can only win half as many chips as you can with a bigger stack. it might be easier to play, but your expectation in the tournament is surely much lower.